James Kim

BEAT | Co-Founder & Executive Director | New York, NY

Bridging Education & Art Together (BEAT)'s mission is to transform the lives of youth by empowering artists to build community through creative self-expression rooted in advancing Hip Hop culture. The BEAT Curriculum is a comprehensive 25-lesson curriculum designed to use MC/rapping, poetry, songwriting, and performance as tools for self-expression and community building.

JAMES | "No idea is powerful until it is shared, and I am incredibly excited about sharing and developing our venture with the Camelback community of coaches, consultants, and co-creators. Partnerships and collaborations are critical to the growth and elevation of our idea and organization, and to be accepted into the Fellowship is at the same time humbling and thrilling. I look forward to the opportunity of building with the Camelback community, and ultimately, impacting the millions of young people in need to speech therapy worldwide."

James's perspective

James Kim, 2017 Camelback Fellow, shares his perspective on the first Summit: "It's Day 1 of the Camelback Summit — I marveled at where I was, who I was with, and how I came to be here. What emerged for me was a profound recognition of how immensely varied our journeys have been."